The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-02
Items Of Interest.

lished corner of Chartres and Canal streets.
President Cleveland recently said that Sec
retary Lamas's intellect was the clearest and
most comprehensive he had ever come in con
tact with.
Joseph Border, native of France and res,
ideut of St. Martinsville for many years. com
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
evening
On last Monday evening fire almost swept
the town of Marshfield Wis, ont of existence.
Two thousand people were left homeless and
property to the amount OF one million dol
lars was destroyed
During a heavy down pour of rain near
Brownsville last Wednesday fish fell from the
clouds, and large quantities of perch, mnllet
and sardines were picked up. The upper part
of the town of Brownsville was also filled
with these fish
observation-disclosures: We see it announced
that O mass meeting is to be held in New Or
leans in about two weeks to further the in
terests of the Colored State Fair, and that,
among others, Gov. McEnery will be invited
to address the meeting
The reconstruction OF the navy is going Oh
with such vigor that within five years the
country will have twenty-five serv iceable
vessels, counting the five double-turreted
monitors as available for defensive purposes.
Springfield Republican.
Europe has l2i ,205 miles of railroad, Amer
len has l55, ,757 miles, Asia Il, ,79l, Africa 4,2S5
and Australia s,045 Tins the fetal railway
mileage Of the world is $685. ,OS3 miles. In
other words, America possesses more miles OF
railroads than all the rest of the world.
The Chicago Packing aud Provision Com.
pany's buildi ngs, covering about six acres OF
ground, were almost entirely destroyed by
fire on last Monday morning. The fire last.
ed nearly fifteen hours, and the losses ln the
pork and lard destroyed are estimated ut a
| million aud II quarter of dollars.
Congressman Gay has written letter to
the Atchafaiaya and Piaquemine Improve
meut Association of Morgan City, warmly ILL.,
dorsing the objects of that organization, to
wit the placing of locks at the head of Ba-
YOU PIaquemine and the cutting OF deep
water channel to connect Atchatalaya Bay
with the Gulf of Mexico.
Morgan CITY Review: There is more money
tied up in Calcasieu parish for want of small
appropriation by Congress than any section
OF country we know of. By dredging the
chaunel in the lake and ut the mouth of the
river six feet of water could be obtained,
which would admit vessels right iu to the i'm
mense pine forests TO load with lumber for
F, foreign aud domestic ports. The next con-
gress should make the appropriation.
! In paying a. Capt Mayo" "a deserved eompi.
ment, Bro Pugh also pays to the people OF
! seen expressed i'll SO many words:
! Capt. Mayo is distinguished rs being one
of the most courteous gentlemenin In town
where courtesy is the rule, and we are under
lasting obligations to him and the other MEM
bers of the committee.
| N O. States: Senator Sherman says the en-
tire supervision of the election of members OF
Congress should be with the United States
Government. John evidently pines for the
returB of the days when every ballot bog in
| the Southern States was surrounded with Fed.
sral blyonts and bitter-hearted white sconn-
drels melting armed bands of ignorant and
drunken negroes to violence and bioodshed
That time has gone, however, never to return
I.afayette Advertiser, June 95: The sacra
ment of the first communion was administer
| ell last Thursday at the Catholic Church to q
large number of communicants-l20c children
The following Rev Fathers were present and
assisting Rev. Forge in the ceremonies: Rev
Father Curioz, of Grand Coteau Rev. Anto
nioz, Of Rayne; Rev Jaceuet of New Iberia
j Rev Goneilaz Of Breaux Bridge; Rev jon
nu. of Washington Rev. Ponchon, of Charen
ton: Rev Bari, Jeanetette; Rev Eby, o
Church Point; Rev. BraHche, of Chataigni-r
Announcement is made of the forthcomin,
marriage OF Miss Camille Hart and Hon. War
reu Easton, peiintendent "f public educa
ton in Louisiana. The wedding will TAX
place in New Orleans. at p. m. July +, at th
E6htl6HC6 w tho oAt"p SfSfpss avs ~' y ~
MIA street.
Assumption Pioneer: Opelousas will hay
to he on her Bettle to equal Lake Charles il
Whplr- -Souea hospitality.
: Right you are, Bro. Pugh. But we an
J '.giraing up our loius, aud You may be gu"
that when the time comes Opelousas will IL
ready for the emergency.
The only Office over which there promise'
To be a contest was that of Secretary ah
Treasurer Some half dozen names were plat
ell il. nomination, among them was that u
!, Miss Addie McGrath, known far aud wide Il
the sprightly contributor to tue Baton ROug
Truth under the nom de plume OF Viyianj, an
, notwithstanding she persistentiy declined t
4 allow her name to go before the Associatio
she was unanimously elected. Mark Tapley
thereupon remarked that it was another car
in which the office sought the mau."-Ouach
ta Telegraph.
Gretna Courier: The competition betwee
+ Thbndaux aud Ope lousas for the next pise
+ OF meeting was lively und fraught with muc
+ excitement. Major Grisamore, in his specii
. cati"ns of the inducements offered by Tll
e bo,larx, closed with: And we have tow
4 clock which runs day and night and Strike
: the hour IN ten different languages" Th
was "a master stroke and only failed by on
3 vote of holding the next annual meeting thei
l. Like the grand old patriot that he is, he will
b drew in favor of Opeloasas, which Was n
i ceived with thanks to Thibodanx.
A special to the N. o. Picayune of the 27t
}, nlt.. from Girard. La, says: Scanty parties
l. lars are received Of a riot between the Negro,
b ami whites ut Oak Ridge, Moreh0use paris
# La, which took place this morning tMonda.
between and o'clock, in which one viii
% man WAS killed and five wounded, and 81
1t negroes were killed The difficulty grew OF
n of an attempts by party of whites to ARE
l. negro who was accused OF outraglng
white woman The whites went To the u
IT gro's hause fer this purpose aud were fire
a upon by the criminal and his friends. Th'
Q returned the fire with deadly effect. At Ia
'G accounts quiet had been restored.
1. In answer to AN invitation to be prrseut
a reunion If ex-coniederates of Bienyille pa
10 isb on July Ia, Hon. jefferson Davis has J.
Dlied as follows: "pleass accept my than
a. for the kind invitation to meet the people
= Bienville parish on the 18th OF July next
d The purpose Of forming as an association
lt ex.confaderate ex soldiers. regret that iG "
not he in my power to attend the infirmitI
"a of age prevent Permit me to eongratula
If tho people Of Biess ssaikke on their purpose
~ farm, an association which will lend 10 pi
,S serve the true history Of the great struggie
which our people engaged to preserve I
In rights their fathers leftthem.'
u, Washington Argus: Petitions addressed
e. the President and members of the Police Ju
~ of our parish, asking them to order an ell
u u ton on or about Sept lst, submitting to I
u voters of the parish, as whole and not
er wards, the question as to whether the sale
~ alcoholic liquors, except for medicinal, n
" chafiical, sacramental aud scientific purpos
! shall be prohibited or not, are In circulatl
ii, different localities ia our parish, whleh
:, heing largely sigued. It is only matter
IN time, when prohibition will be the order OF
day throughout the entire State, aud sho'
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